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Definition of trans- in English:

trans-

prefix

  • 1Across; beyond.

    ‘transcontinental’
    • ‘transgress’
    1. 1.1On or to the other side of.
      Often contraste with cis- (sense 1)
      ‘transatlantic’
      • ‘transalpine’

  • 2Through.

    • ‘transonic’
    1. 2.1Into another state or place.
      ‘transform’
      • ‘translate’
    2. 2.2Surpassing; transcending.
      • ‘transfinite’

  • 3Referring or relating to people whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex.

    Compare with cis- (sense 2)

    ‘transgender’
    • ‘transphobia’

  • 4usually trans-Chemistry
    Denoting molecules with trans arrangements of substituents.

    • ‘trans-1,2-dichloroethylene’
    1. 4.1Genetics Denoting alleles on different chromosomes.

Pronunciation

trans-

/trans-/ /træns-/

Origin

From Latin trans ‘across’.